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April 28, 2021
Hoops Anthem Encourages Basketball Support With Music Competition and £1500 Prize
Have you ever wondered why British basketball is not very well known? In this guest post by Chris K Pearson, he talks about how his organisation Hoops Anthem Encourages Basketball Support With Music Competition and £1500 Prize.
Compared to our EU neighbours, British basketball is dramatically underfunded. The result is an underdevelopment of basketball talent in this country and an exodus of those players who do manage to reach a high level. Weâre losing positive role-models who would otherwise inspire and engage young people, especially in our inner cities.
Basketball in the UK?
Professionally Great Britain has only 11 basketball clubs, which mostly pay minimum wage. Contrast with Germanyâs 57, Franceâs 64, Spainâs 66 and Italyâs 42. Top division teams in these countries pay six figure salaries while French third division teams pay twice as much as top division teams in the UK. Some of our star players emigrate to central European countries such as Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria because, astonishingly, they can earn more money there than at home. Ovie Soko is one of our best players and should be famous in his own right but needed Love Island to gain any recognition. Now heâs departed again, for France this time, because his opportunities in England are so poor.
Does the UK like basketball?Basketball is the second most popular sport in the UK for participation, according to i News, Loughborough University and Sky Sports, yet sailing, horse-riding and shooting receive many times more government funding. According to Statista, âThe sport with the highest amount of Olympic funding received by UK Sport for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2020 was rowing, with a sum of roughly 30.5 million British pounds.â Basketball wasnât funded at all although it will receive 1.3 million in 2024 as an âEmerging Sportâ. The irony of this classification is that it emerged everywhere else during the 1930s. British basketball faces a hostile environment due to 80 years of neglect; grassroots cannot grow on concrete.
Despite a grievous lack of institutional support, the sport has established itself as one of the countryâs most inclusive games and is ideally suited to areas deprived of space. iNews reported that, âAccording to a 2013 study, over half of adult participants are from ethnic minorities, more than for any other major sport in Britain. From 11-15, 40 percent of basketball players are female, almost double the number for football. Pound for pound, perhaps no sport does more social good in Britain today.â
Funding?Thereâs an undeniable preference for funding sports enjoyed by this countryâs aristocracy, mainly because England has a history of success in âupper-classâ events, while the demographic locus of basketballâs positive impact is ignored. More and more we are seeing exclusion rates amongst black young people far higher than other ethnic groups within the UK. Itâs a disparity that correlates with failure to support the sport which most engages many such youths. Sailing, rowing, horse-riding and shooting continue to thrive while millions of urban basketball lovers are left without opportunities to play or attend matches. British traditionalism is failing these communities recreationally and academically. Both failures reflect the same, implicit colonial bias².
How can we change this?Hoops National Anthem is a new UK based campaign with a mission to address this neglect by helping the British basketball community find cohesion and work together to confront their lack of support.
âThe first step towards winning is to come together and for that to happen we need a collective voice. Thatâs what I hope to find. Not my voice, but oursâ.
– Chris K Pearson, founder
Stage one is a highly-anticipated contest with £1500 of prize money for musicians to create a British basketball rallying song, a national anthem for our sport.
Details on the contest can be found at http://hoopsanthem.co.uk
CONCLUSION:
Exclusion rates are five times higher for black Caribbean pupils in parts of England.
British colonialism has also played a major role in the way that some sports have developed around the world ⦠and basketball simply wasnât a part of the sport internationalisation process which accompanied this period of history.
About Chris K PearsonChris is the founder of Hoops Anthem, the campaign with a mission to help the British basketball community find cohesion and work together to confront their lack of support.
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Hoops Anthem Encourages Basketball Support With Music Competition and £1500 Prize
Have you ever wondered why British basketball is not very well known? In this guest post by Chris K Pearson, he talks about how his organisation Hoops Anthem Encourages Basketball Support With Music Competition and £1500 Prize.
Compared to our EU neighbours, British basketball is dramatically underfunded. The result is an underdevelopment of basketball talent in this country and an exodus of those players who do manage to reach a high level. We’re losing positive role-models who would otherwise inspire and engage young people, especially in our inner cities.
Basketball in the UK?
Professionally Great Britain has only 11 basketball clubs, which mostly pay minimum wage. Contrast with Germany’s 57, France’s 64, Spain’s 66 and Italy’s 42. Top division teams in these countries pay six figure salaries while French third division teams pay twice as much as top division teams in the UK. Some of our star players emigrate to central European countries such as Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria because, astonishingly, they can earn more money there than at home. Ovie Soko is one of our best players and should be famous in his own right but needed Love Island to gain any recognition. Now he’s departed again, for France this time, because his opportunities in England are so poor.
Does the UK like basketball?Basketball is the second most popular sport in the UK for participation, according to i News, Loughborough University and Sky Sports, yet sailing, horse-riding and shooting receive many times more government funding. According to Statista, “The sport with the highest amount of Olympic funding received by UK Sport for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2020 was rowing, with a sum of roughly 30.5 million British pounds.” Basketball wasn’t funded at all although it will receive 1.3 million in 2024 as an “Emerging Sport”. The irony of this classification is that it emerged everywhere else during the 1930s. British basketball faces a hostile environment due to 80 years of neglect; grassroots cannot grow on concrete.
Despite a grievous lack of institutional support, the sport has established itself as one of the country’s most inclusive games and is ideally suited to areas deprived of space. iNews reported that, “According to a 2013 study, over half of adult participants are from ethnic minorities, more than for any other major sport in Britain. From 11-15, 40 percent of basketball players are female, almost double the number for football. Pound for pound, perhaps no sport does more social good in Britain today.”
Funding?There’s an undeniable preference for funding sports enjoyed by this country’s aristocracy, mainly because England has a history of success in ‘upper-class’ events, while the demographic locus of basketball’s positive impact is ignored. More and more we are seeing exclusion rates amongst black young people far higher than other ethnic groups within the UK. It’s a disparity that correlates with failure to support the sport which most engages many such youths. Sailing, rowing, horse-riding and shooting continue to thrive while millions of urban basketball lovers are left without opportunities to play or attend matches. British traditionalism is failing these communities recreationally and academically. Both failures reflect the same, implicit colonial bias².
How can we change this?Hoops National Anthem is a new UK based campaign with a mission to address this neglect by helping the British basketball community find cohesion and work together to confront their lack of support.
“The first step towards winning is to come together and for that to happen we need a collective voice. That’s what I hope to find. Not my voice, but ours”.
– Chris K Pearson, founder
Stage one is a highly-anticipated contest with £1500 of prize money for musicians to create a British basketball rallying song, a national anthem for our sport.
Details on the contest can be found at http://hoopsanthem.co.uk
CONCLUSION:
Exclusion rates are five times higher for black Caribbean pupils in parts of England.
British colonialism has also played a major role in the way that some sports have developed around the world … and basketball simply wasn’t a part of the sport internationalisation process which accompanied this period of history.
About Chris K PearsonChris is the founder of Hoops Anthem, the campaign with a mission to help the British basketball community find cohesion and work together to confront their lack of support.
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This guest post was submitted by and with permission from Izzy Rose, rep to Chris K Pearson.
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April 26, 2021
Karl de Leeuw talks about the Lets Live Longer Now study
Karl de Leeuw is today’s guest on The Segilola Salami Show podcast. Karl talks about the Lets Live Longer Now Study – a 36 month study to show the world all diseases can be reversed with emphasis on Osteoporosis, Cystic Fibrosis and Multiple Sclerosis. I assure you, you need to click play now to listen to this most intriguing conversation with Karl de Leeuw.
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About Karl de Leeuw
Karl de Leeuw is one of the world’s leading campaigners of climate change via the reduction of atmospheric methane and is the foremost expert in healthy eating via the Seagan diet. He is the author of The Healthspring Code, The Universe Code and The Dyslexia Code, and is the founder of LETS LIVE LONGER NOW.
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It is a 36 Month oven ready study based on the Seagan diet.
Research proves that a seagan diet is key to longevity. As its name suggests, seagans are those who follow a vegan diet. They eat no meat, dairy products, eggs or other animal biproducts. But unlike vegans, seagans also eat fish and other seafood.
Our research suggests that a seagan diet is the secret to living longer and, crucially, to avoiding some of the biggest killers like cancer and MS. My book “The Healthspring Code” draws on studies into the longevity nations (and in particular the Hunzakuts of Northern Pakistan); on studies by Oxford University and Cornell University; on separate studies by Professor Franco Berrino and Professor George Jelinek; and on anecdotal symptomatic evidence by authors Karl de Leeuw and Jackie Kilroe.
Ph in the body and why going vegan is currently dangerous
Karl will discuss how ph work in the body and why meat, dairy and egg is acidic forming in the body and why going vegan is currently very dangerous.
About The Segilola Salami Show
The Segilola Salami show is an audio podcast talk show hosted by the female Nigerian-British podcaster Segilola Salami who is also an author, freelance writer and blogger. Please click here to see the full list of Yoruba children’s books written by Segilola Salami.
The show is set in a virtual cafe and is a podcast on books and publishing. The aim of the show is to be both educative and informative but in an entertaining way. Guests from all works of life come on the show to talk about the books they have read or written and how books motivated or inspired them. Listeners of the show get to discover new authors and new books as well as learn something new. Also, as the show is set in a virtual cafe, it is a fun podcast to listen to at work, while running or even when driving.
The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9 am GMT London. Please click here to review the different ways to listen to or subscribe to this podcast to be notified when a new episode is released.
The Segilola Salami Show is a great audio podcast talk-show for writers and authors. If you would like to appear as a guest on this podcast, please click here for more info and to book your slot.Please leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) by clicking here!If you are an author, blogger or book lover, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about new self-published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback.
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April 21, 2021
HOW TO USE PRAYER BEADS TO MANIFEST ANYTHING
Is there anything you need or want but imagine that it is outside of your reach or ability? In this blog post, I share with you my personal process on HOW TO USE PRAYER BEADS TO MANIFEST ANYTHING YOU WANT.
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SCRIPTINGYou see, I have always enjoyed writing things down on pen and paper, maybe that’s why I’m an author. One day, I was looking through a note book where I write my to-do list of things I want to do or things I want to buy and realised that some of the things that I wanted to buy that I didn’t initially have the funds for had manifested. I was shocked!
It was at that point I realised that what I had done was called scripting … DOH!
You see, when you write down the things you want, need or desire, it helps you to focus on that thing. When I write, I write in the present or past things. For instance, if I want to buy I new laptop, I would write
18.April.2021
I give thanks to my Creator, because of your grace, I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021
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As you can see from my example, even though the date that I hoped to buy the laptop was in the future, I started believing that I already had it.
Now, like anyone who intentionally starts of to practice the law of attraction, my mind initially started telling me that what I wanted to manifest was impossible. Like how do I buy something when I didn’t have the budget for it at that point?
Then I started writing the things I wanted to manifest multiple times until the doubt in my mind stilled. Whenever my mind looks like it would start doubt, I command it to be still. WORDS and belief are powerful.
18.April.2021
I give thanks to my Creator, because of your grace:
I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021 I bought a new laptop on 28.April.2021Segilola Salami
One day, it occurred to me that instead of writing things down multiple times, you can actually use Prayer Beads with the total number of beads you want to repeat your prayers/affirmations for.
There’s no right or wrong answer as to the number of times you want to repeat your affirmations until you start believing. I found that when the doubt is high in my mind, when I repeat me affirmations 30 times, it helps to still the doubt niggling in my mind.
PRAYER BEADSI have always known Muslims to use beads in praying. However, a quick search on Google showed that Prayer beads are used in different religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, Umbanda, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and the Baháʼí Faith to mark the repetitions of prayers, chants or devotions.
Since these beads are picked one after the other as each prayer is said, the person using them can keep track of the number of times their prayers have been said with little conscious effort. This in turn allows the person to pay greater attention to the prayer itself.
In Christianity (according to Wikipedia):
These strings of beads were known as “paternosters” and were presumably used to count repetitions of the Lord’s Prayer. Later, Roman Catholics and eventually Anglicans prayed the rosary with strings of 59 beads.
The Eastern Orthodox Church uses prayer ropes that usually come with 33, 50 or 100 knots.
Ethiopian and Coptic prayer rope (called mequetaria/mequteria) employ numbers such as 41, 64, and 100 as their length and is primarily used for reciting the Kyrie Eleison.
In the mid-1980s, Anglican prayer beads or “Christian prayer beads” was developed in the Episcopal Church of the United States by Episcopalians participating in a study group dealing with methods of prayer.[9] The set consists of 33 beads (representing the 33 years of the life of Christ) arranged in four groupings of symbolic significance.
In Islam (according to Wikipedia):
prayer beads are referred to as Misbaha (Arabic: مسبحة mas’baha ), Tasbih or Sibha and contain 99 normal-sized beads, (corresponding to the Names of God in Islam) and two smaller or mini beads separating every 33 beads. Sometimes only 33 beads are used, in which case one would cycle through them three times. The beads are traditionally used to keep count while saying the prayer. The prayer is considered a form of dhikr that involves the repetitive utterances of short sentences in the praise and glorification of Allah, in Islam. The prayer is recited as follows: 33 times “Subhan Allah” (Glory be to God), 33 times “Al-hamdu lilah” (Praise be to God), and 33 times “Allahu Akbar” (God is the greatest) which equals 99, the number of beads in the misbaha.
HOW TO USE PRAYER BEADS TO MANIFEST WHAT YOU WANT
If you are religious, I recommend that you use the prayer beads of your religion.
If you are not religious, I would recommend that you use prayer beads with either 33 or 99 beads.
Personally, I would go for prayer beads with 99 (3 x 33) beads. This allows you to make three separate prayers/affirmations in one round.
Before you start using your prayer beads, dedicate some time where you would not be distracted by anyone or anything including technology.
Before you start each prayer/affirmation, start by giving thanks to whatever you believe in eg
I give thanks to my CreatorI give thanks to the UniverseSample 3 prayers to be repeated 33 times each using prayer beads:
My Creator, I give you thanks. Because of your grace: I have love, I have joy, I have happiness, I have peace of mindMy Creator, I give you thanks. Because of your grace: I have long life and good health – physical good health, spiritual good health, mental good health, emotional good. Any way shape or form people have good, I thank you for giving me good health.My Creator, I give you thanks. Because of your grace: Everyday my businesses earn £1000 in expected and unexpected ways, directly and indirectly without causing harm to anyoneFollow your heart as to how many times you choose to say these affirmations/prayers each day. I think once a day every single day should be a good starting point. If you need to do this more frequently, simply go with your gut feeling. There’s no right or wrong answer.
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April 19, 2021
Where is heaven? Conversation with my 6 year old
Whilst getting my daughter’s hair washed, she asked me “mummy, where is heaven?” On this episode of The Segilola Salami Show podcast my daughter and I discuss where we think heaven is. Please click play now to listen to this most intriguing conversation with my 6 year old daughter.
About The Segilola Salami ShowThe Segilola Salami show is an audio podcast talk show hosted by the female Nigerian-British podcaster Segilola Salami who is also an author, freelance writer and blogger. Please click here to see the full list of Yoruba children’s books written by Segilola Salami.
The show is set in a virtual cafe and is a podcast on books and publishing. The aim of the show is to be both educative and informative but in an entertaining way. Guests from all works of life come on the show to talk about the books they have read or written and how books motivated or inspired them. Listeners of the show get to discover new authors and new books as well as learn something new. Also, as the show is set in a virtual cafe, it is a fun podcast to listen to at work, while running or even when driving.
The show is published weekly on Tuesdays at 9 am GMT London. Please click here to review the different ways to listen to or subscribe to this podcast to be notified when a new episode is released.
The Segilola Salami Show is a great audio podcast talk-show for writers and authors. If you would like to appear as a guest on this podcast, please click here for more info and to book your slot.Please leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes) by clicking here!If you are an author, blogger or book lover, please subscribe to my authors and bloggers mailing list to find out about new self-published books that need reviews. I send out monthly newsletters with details of authors and their books that need honest feedback.
The podcast jingle used in this episode was provided by Chris Lament.
Please download a copy of Yetunde: An Ode To My Mother by Segilola Salami on Amazon
***I would love to know your thoughts on today’s episode “Where is heaven? Conversation with my 6 year old”. Where do you think heaven is? Please leave a comment below.
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April 17, 2021
Chapter 6 from Under the Emerald Sky by Juliane Weber
This Sunday Snippet is from the Historical Fiction, Historical Romance Under the Emerald Sky by Juliane Weber. It is suitable for readers aged 18+, especially as it does contain some explicit content.
Under the Emerald Sky by Juliane Weber was self published by the author. It is currently available as a Kindle e-book (ISBN B08LP3DDHP, published 23.10.2020) and a paperback (ISBN-13: 979-8552833740, published on 25.10.2020).
It’s 1843 and the English nobleman Quinton Williams has come to Ireland to oversee the running of his father’s ailing estate and escape his painful past. Here he meets the alluring Alannah O’Neill, whose Irish family is one of few to have retained ownership of their land, the rest having been supplanted by the English over the course of the country’s bloody history. Finding herself drawn to the handsome Englishman, Alannah offers to help Quin communicate with the estate’s Gaelic-speaking tenants, as much to assist him as to counter her own ennui. Aware of her controlling brother’s hostility towards the English, she keeps her growing relationship with Quin a secret – a secret that cannot, however, be kept for long from those who dream of ridding Ireland of her English oppressors.
Among the stark contrasts that separate the rich few from the plentiful poor, Under the Emerald Sky is a tale of love and betrayal in a land teetering on the brink of disaster – the Great Famine that would forever change the course of Ireland’s history.
Name of chapter: Chapter 6After a short and silent ride, we arrived at the edge of a small field that
seemed to lie somewhat apart from the others. It was laid out in orderly rows
of potato vines, at the base of which stood a tiny ramshackle cottage that
appeared to have no adornments of any kind, including windows or a chimney.
The whitewash on the walls did nothing to improve its dilapidated appearance,
serving merely to prevent the washing away of a structure made entirely of
mud.
In silent agreement, Quin and I dismounted and approached the cabin on
foot, leading the horses. Our approach was met with the furious barking of a
mangy looking dog that came rushing towards us from the far side of the cabin,
followed by a number of wild-eyed children, who stopped in the dooryard and
looked at us suspiciously, the chickens they had evidently been feeding pecking
the ground at their feet in search of further nourishment.
At the racket, a woman dressed in drab homespun emerged from the cottage
and eyed us warily. As we got closer, I could see that she was younger than I
had thought, probably no more than a few years older than I. The trials of a
hard life had etched themselves in her face, magnified by a hollowness in her
cheeks that echoed the uncertainty of her family’s existence.
“Maidin mhaith, a bhean uasal,” I said to her in greeting, smiling warmly.
She narrowed her eyes at me at the formality, and I quickly introduced myself
and explained that Quin was the newly arrived owner of the estate who had
come to inspect his tenants. The look of suspicion abated somewhat at this,
although it didn’t entirely disappear. Her husband must have told her of his
meeting with Quin and his promises, I thought. Based on her expression, they
had reservations that these promises would be met. Looking around the small
plot of land on which they depended for their very existence, I couldn’t blame
them.
I continued to smile at her and spoke to her encouragingly, finally coaxing her
into introducing herself—“Mary Murphy,” she murmured shyly—and her
children, who she lined up in front of the cabin. There were four of them, three
girls and one boy, ranging in age from about two to six, all dressed in rags.
Next to me, Quin started rootling in one of the large saddlebags on his horse,
finally coming up with a small canvas sack. This contained numerous glossy
brown pebbles that I recognised as toffees, having tasted them once before
when Mr Henderson had brought me some upon his return from a trip to
England. Quin offered the beads to the eldest girl, who glanced at her mother
before taking one and, having observed Quin’s gesture that it was to be eaten,
cautiously placing it on her outstretched tongue. Her eyes popped open and
she smiled in obvious delight, which encouraged her siblings and their mother
to try one too.
I took a toffee myself, enjoying the sweet creamy taste, and relishing in the
joy the treat elicited in Mrs Murphy and her children. I eyed the family
inconspicuously while we ate. They were all very thin and Mrs Murphy looked
older than she probably was, but the children had ruddy cheeks and brightly
gleaming eyes, as well as a natural curiosity that emerged once their initial
wariness had worn off. They were clearly very poor, but not starving.
Much of this, I knew, came down to the family’s dependence on potatoes.
Originally cultivated as a garden crop, the potato had first made its way onto
Irish fields as a rotational crop—a purpose for which it was still being widely
used—only to become the staple food for the large population of labourers that
worked the grain fields of Ireland to meet the demands of the British market.
On average, an acre of land could yield about eight tons of potatoes, which
was enough to feed a family of six for a year. This was why thousands upon
thousands of people across Ireland, including tenants who rented tiny plots of
farmland and labourers who were dependent on garden plots or conacre for
their sustenance, had taken to farming potatoes almost exclusively, with the
nutritious—though monotonous—harvest able to sustain its dependents year
after year. But while few people were dying of hunger, most Irish were
wretchedly poor, and being solely reliant on one harvest for their survival
meant that worry over crop loss and spoilage accompanied each mouthful, with
the knowledge that there was little or nothing else to fall back on.
And crops had failed before. Most farmers had experienced occasional crop
damage or loss caused by agricultural hazards such as heavy rains, frost or
drought. Fortunately, the effects of these losses tended to be localised and
neutralised by local relief efforts, which meant that, on the whole, the Irish
people tended to have enough to eat—although not much else.
This became quite clear when I asked Mrs Murphy if we might have a look
around. She nodded and showed us what there was to be seen in the yard—
not much besides a small pile of turf—before leading us into the cabin. This was
stuffy and gloomy, lit only by the wavering light of a single oil lamp hanging
from the wall. Once my eyes had adjusted to the darkness, I could make out a
rickety three-legged stool and an oblong box that seemed to be used for
storage and seating, as well as a small ancient-looking loom. Besides these
three objects, the cottage contained no furniture. The family slept on the hay
that covered the floor, evidently sharing this space with their animals, as
emerged when a sudden heave in the corner revealed a medium-sized black
pig that I hadn’t noticed in the gloom.
“Cú Chulainn,” the little boy piped up excitedly from the dooryard, pointing
to the pig.
I laughed, and Quin gave me a questioning look.
“Cú Chulainn is the name of a famous Ulster hero. According to legend, he is
the incarnation of the god Lugh come to Earth, who single-handedly defended
his people against Queen Medb of Connacht, before going on to become a
fierce warrior who fights from his chariot drawn by horses.”
“Rather a difficult feat for a pig to replicate,” Quin said, smiling at the little
boy.
“He is also known for his monstrous battle frenzy, in which he knows neither
friend nor foe.”
“That sounds rather more like pig behaviour, at least when it comes
to dinnertime.”
We laughed together, and Mrs Murphy, who evidently hadn’t understood our
exchange, smiled shyly, looking proudly at the pig, which was sniffing at her
feet, curly tail wiggling back and forth. She explained that Cú Chulainn was
being raised for sale, not as food for the family, and that she had high hopes
that he would grow big and fat on the potatoes that he shared with the family
and bring a decent income.
“Well, that explains how they pay the rent,” Quin said after hearing my
translation. “I didn’t think it was possible to make enough money off the
potatoes they’re able to grow on this tiny plot of land. Not if they also want to
eat and have clothes on their backs.”
Catching the English word for potato, which she evidently knew, Mrs Murphy
led us back outside to show us the location of the storage pit, which was
situated a short distance from the cabin. It was now early June and Mrs Murphy
explained that only a small pile of the lumpy brown vegetables remained of last
year’s crop, all that would sustain the family until September or October when
the new harvest was in. I looked at her thin frame and the children’s knobbly
legs and wondered how they managed to survive on the short rations of the
summer months. Before I could ask, she explained that they supplemented—
as they did throughout the year—with whatever they could find; eggs from the
chickens, fish from the stream or any small amount of milk and grain they could
buy.
I blinked in the sunshine, marvelling at the nonchalance with which the
woman before me was describing her precarious existence. Almost entirely
dependent on a single crop, living in conditions that could at best be described
as barely tolerable, Mrs Murphy nevertheless found the heart to exclaim in
pride how young Robert had caught his first fish just a few months before and
how Bridget had managed to clean and cook it all by herself. I smiled at her,
enjoying her company, and the joy she managed to find amidst the struggles
she faced every day. We exchanged a few more pleasantries about her children
and her husband, who had found temporary work on a nearby farm and would
soon be leaving her to handle affairs here in his absence. She seemed capable
enough, but I promised to look in on her from time to time to see how she was
faring.
After heartfelt farewells, Quin and I mounted our horses and rode off to
continue our exploration of Glaslearg, the children running alongside, until
their mother called them back to continue with their chores. In the relative
silence that descended upon us with their departure I contemplated the
Murphys’ situation. Having seen the men gathered in Quin’s drawing room the
day before, I had known from the outset that Glaslearg’s tenants were poor—
it could hardly be otherwise with just two acres of land at their disposal. I knew
this wasn’t the case for all Irish tenant farmers, many of whom tended to live
fairly comfortably. The amount of land rented by tenants could vary
considerably, though, with some laying claim to plots twenty or thirty acres in
size, or more, making them quite wealthy in their own right. Such tenant
farmers frequently sublet parts of the land they rented to undertenants—who
inevitably paid a comparatively higher rent per acre than their overtenants and
didn’t usually have a lease, thus making them more vulnerable to evictions and
rent increases. The small plots of land rented by the undertenants—much like
the small plots rented by the tenants of Glaslearg—made it impossible to amass
much in the way of riches, even working their fingers to the bone.
An overwhelming sense of helplessness came over me as I thought of Mrs
Murphy and her children, living from day to day, never quite knowing what the
next day would bring.
And yet…they had seemed reasonably content. Yes, their situation was
uncertain, but for the moment they had a small patch of ground to live on, food
to eat and a cottage to sleep in. While this might not seem like a lot to some,
there were others who had even less—landless labourers who relied on a few
days’ worth of meagre wages to see them through the year or hired a rood of
conacre to see them fed; and those who had nothing, who were too old to
work, slept under bridges and relied on handouts, facing the very real danger
of starvation during the lean months, when the previous year’s potato crop was
eaten or spoiled and the new crop not yet ready for the harvest.
“At least they have a roof over their heads,” Quin said suddenly, echoing my
own thoughts, “even if it is only thatch.” He was silent again for a moment
before going on. “But damned if I’d want to live like that, in a tiny cabin without
any windows, sharing my patch of hay with a pig! And to be so utterly reliant
on one year’s small crop…what if it should fail?—No. I shall not allow the
Murphys to starve, nor shall I sit idly by whilst they live in conditions such as we
have seen!” After another pause, he added, “One can only hope that the other
tenants are better off.”
Unfortunately, this proved not to be the case, as every plot we visited showed
variations of the same theme—whole families, and their animals and measly
possessions, crammed into ramshackle cottages smaller than some rich
people’s boot rooms; cottages that were stashed away at the edges of the
estates they occupied, far away from the manor houses, so that the gleefulness
of the noble lords and ladies wasn’t besmirched by the unsightliness of the less
fortunate who resided on their land.
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April 14, 2021
9 Best Personalised Gift Ideas For Your Kitchen
Are you looking to update your kitchen? Or do you need to buy a gift for someone’s kitchen? Then this guest post on 9 Best Personalised Gift Ideas For Your Kitchen written by Aditya Sharma is just what you need . . .
As you very well know, a kitchen is a very important part of our home, and to be honest, that is where the magic happens. A good-looking kitchen always spreads positive energy in the house, and that is why people choose to buy or gift products that can have a good impact on the overall look of the kitchen, and they are useful too.
When it comes to kitchen products, there are plenty of options, and if you decide to go for personalised products, then the options increase. Today we will talk about the importance of personalised kitchen gifts and some amazing personalised gift ideas for your kitchen.
Importance of Personalised Gifts
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Many people do not know the impact of personalised gifts on the basic meaning of a gift. Personalised gifts can make the recipient see your emotions as well as the efforts that you put in that gift. So it doesn’t matter if you are buying personalised gifts for couples, or for anyone else when you give a personalised gift to your loved one, it adds a personal touch to the gift, and it doesn’t feel like a random gift, which is the problem with a lot of gifts nowadays.
Personalised gifts are suitable for every occasion, and so you can give them to your loved ones on any occasion, and they will embrace it for a very long time. Memories are the biggest advantage of choosing personalised gifts, as they can make people remember you and your gift for a lifetime.
Why Personalised Kitchen Gifts
Coming to personalised kitchen gifts, I think they are a great idea as quality kitchen products are very useful, and they are mostly used daily.
So, you can add some personal touch to those products, and they will make amazing gifts. Since the kitchen products can be used for a long time, the recipient will always think of you whenever he/she looks at that gift.
Another advantage is that you can give these products to anyone, it can be your friend, girlfriend, wife, mother, sister, etc. These products are suitable for use by anyone. Kitchen products are now very important because of everyone’s growing interest in cooking, and that is why kitchen products as gifts are a great idea. So, if you are confused about choosing these products as gifts, then don’t second guess yourself because they are amazing gifts.
Amazing Personalised Kitchen Gift Ideas
Now that you know the advantages of choosing personalised kitchen gifts over ordinary gifts, it is important to know about some great ideas for personalised kitchen products. You will find these ideas when you look for personalised gifts Uk, and these ideas will give you an edge over basic kitchen products, as they look more beautiful and they can be used regularly.
Personalised Bowl: Bowls are considered very useful, as they are used almost every day in the kitchen, and that is why they can be used as a gift. What makes them more beautiful is when you buy personalised bowls. You can buy a bowl that has a beautiful message written on it. However, try to find a message that suits your relationship with the recipient.
Personalised Hip Flask: A hip flask is not a very intimate gift, but you can give it to someone who uses it a lot. The personalised hip flask comes with printed quotes that are very funny. So, if you have a close friend who loves alcohol, then it is a great idea.
Important Personalised Kitchen products
Personalised kitchen Apron: A kitchen apron has its won importance, and the person wearing it looks more beautiful, and that is a fact. So, a kitchen apron is a great idea for your mother, father, or your wife. What’s better than a kitchen apron is a personalised one. There are several aprons available in the market that have beautiful quotes, and messages written over them. All you have to do is find a good quality apron along with a beautiful quote or a message.
Personalised Pizza Board: A pizza board is not used every day but it is still a great idea. Pizza is made on special occasions. And every time that person makes a pizza, he/she is going to think about you.
There are a lot of varieties available for pizza board, and there are a lot of personalised options too. So, it completely depends on you to buy a personalised pizza board, but I think it is a great gift.
Personalised Cheeseboard: The thing with a cheeseboard is that it is used regularly. So there is no doubt that cheeseboard is a meaningful gift, and if you buy a beautiful personalised cheese board, then it will be like the cherry on top. There are cheeseboards in the market that comes in various shapes. If you are buying a gift for a couple or for your p0artner, then there are heart-shaped cheeseboards available too.
Personalised Chopping Board: I don’t need to tell you about chopping boards, because even you use them every day in the kitchen. So look for some nice personalised chopping boards and gift them to your loved one. However, there is one important thing that you need to keep in mind, and that is the quality of the chopping board. Make sure to give a chopping board that can last longer.
Personalised Kitchen gifts for every occasion
Personalised Wine Glasses: Wine glasses are the center of attraction of every kitchen, and the truth is that beautiful wine glasses add to the beauty of the kitchen. Personalised wine glasses will make that person very happy, and the guests will also love them. Some people don’t think that personalised wine glasses are a thing, but there are plenty of options available in the market.
Personalised Chef’s hat: everybody loves wearing a chef’s hat while they are in the kitchen, and you can use that as a gift idea. There is some nice personalised chef’s hat available in the market, and you can give it to someone who is very close to you.
Personalised Mugs: The most beautiful gift idea is undoubtedly a personalised mug. The best part about a personalised mug is that you have so many options that you will get tired by just looking at them. It is an all-season gift, and you can give it to literally anyone. Personalised mugs come with printed quotes, romantic messages, pictures, etc.
Gift Ideas for Your Kitchen in Summary
That was everything you needed to know about personalised gift ideas for the kitchen. There are several things you now know like, why personalised items make for nice gifts, why you should choose personalised gifts even when it comes to the kitchen, and some brilliant personalised kitchen product ideas.
Now you can easily buy beautiful kitchen products for your kitchen, and if you want to gift someone these products, then you can easily choose them too. So, I hope that you have already made up your mind about the importance and impact of these kinds of products, and now you are ready to buy them.
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April 12, 2021
Book reading: Dolphin Rescue with Biff, Chip and Kipper
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March 24, 2021
The Essentials Guide for Moving House
After having to move home several times from when I was pregnant until I found the right home for my family, I know first hand how tasking moving house can be. So, if you find that you have to move home, for whatever reason, today’s blog post on The Essentials Guide for Moving House is just what you need. So without much ado, let’s get started …
Today is the day! You’re moving into your new home…However, in all the excitement and chaos it can be very easy to forget important essentials or find yourself rummaging through boxes and boxes of your stuff.
As a result, here is a quick and easy guide to remember the essentials and to make your move as simple and easy as possible! Pack all of these smaller items within the same box and label them as ‘Open First!’.
First things first, when you move into a new home you’re going to want to clean it from top to bottom. Make sure you have a box of all your favourite cleaning products This way you can get straight to your first job and get the place spruced up and ready for you and your furniture to move in. Most importantly, make sure to include:
Disinfectant
Clothes and sponges
Floor cleaner
Mop and Bucket
Duster
Kitchen and Bathroom Sprays
Hoover
Bin bags
You may not have the time or equipment to be cooking and creating lavish meals, so make sure you pack a few essential pieces to have on hand for any drinks and snacks. An essential appliance is a kettle. This can then be used for hot drinks such as tea and coffee and also cooking simple yet hot snacks such as a pot noodle. Adding to this, ensure to pack your plates, cutlery and mugs so that you have something to drink out of and eat with!
Make sure you also remember you will need the following at some point:
Washing Machine
Fridge
Microwave
Oven/Hob
Whilst you’re pottering about cleaning your new home and constructing your furniture, make sure that you’ve packed your bathroom essentials. Nobody wants to be caught out without any toilet roll! Furthermore, packing a toiletries bag is also a great idea if you need to freshen up throughout the day. An extra tip is to pack a first aid kit or medicine bag. Moving home can include many hazards such as carrying heavy items, unpacking sharp objects and constructing furniture.
4) Prioritise Certain FurnitureGetting everything clean and ready is a daunting task in itself, the thought of getting all your furniture up straight away can be near impossible. Ensure that the first item of furniture that you construct is your bed. This way you will have somewhere to sleep and sit comfortably for a break. Moving in comfortably may take a number of days and a good nights sleep will definitely help those long days.
Ensure to also prioritise your sofa and other large furniture items after. Something to note is if you’re buying new pieces of furniture, there can be very long lead times. Try and match all of these delivery times just after your move-in date.
Of course, to put up your furniture items you will require a tool kit. Make sure this is filled with all your essentials tools such as:
Hammer
Nails
Screwdriver Set
Allen Keys
Measuring Tape
Batteries
Spirit Level
Screws
Make sure that on the first day you receive the keys to your new home, you check the meter readings and submit them. This way you are making sure you only pay for the utilities you use from day one and not from the previous owner. Keep track of all your new accounts by creating a detailed list that includes account numbers and direct debit details.
For safety reasons ensure you check :
All the windows and doors lock securely
The fire alarm and carbon dioxide alarms are fully functioning
There are no faults with the boilers, heating and pipes.
No other hazards or electrical damages.
CONCLUSION: Make sure that throughout the process you take time to enjoy the moment and the accomplishment of your new home! When you are all set up, sit back and relax! For more Home and Lifestyle inspiration, make sure you’re following At Home With Alice.
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March 23, 2021
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